Nursery-chair



(No Model.)l

B. G. ODELL. NURSERY CHAIR.

Patented Many 5, A1885.

` UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN C. ODELL, OF KINGSTON, NEV YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THOMPSON,

PERLEY & VAITE, OF BALDWINSVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS. I

NURSERY-CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,180, dated May 5, 1885.

Application filed May 20, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN C. ODELI., of Kingston, in the county of Ulster and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Nursery Chairs; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention is an improvement in childrens nursery-chai rs of that class in which the chair is capable of adjustment into a carriage. The general form of the chair is the same as that shown in applications filed by me in the United States Patent Office on the 2d day of June, 1882, and 23d day of January, 1884, respectively, and parts and combinations herein shown and not claimed are claimed in said applications.

' The invention consists, first, of a foot-rest and carriage-extension pivoted upon the for- Wardpair of pivoted legs, and adapted to be turned up to serve as a footrest when the chair is in its high position, and also adapted to be turned. down to constitute in part the forward end of the body of the carriage when the chair is converted to that form.

It also consists of side pieces or guards fixed to the forward legs, and forming, with the said foot-rest and extension, the forward part of the carriage.

In the accompanying drawingsI have shown the best known embodiment of my invention. In these drawings, Figure 1 represents in perspective the structure arranged asa chair.

Fig. 2 shows the same in central section ar-4 ranged as a carriage. Fig. 3 represents afront view of the two front legs with the foot-rest and extension attached and in lowered position, the side pieeesbeing omitted. Fig. 4. shows the locking-bolt of the foot-rest.

The legs A A and B B are pivoted to the chair-bottom and to each other, as shown.

Those of each pair are connected by cross-bars a. The push-handles G C are pivoted at their lower ends to the rear legs, and are connected 5 to the back of the chair by links e. The wheels D and d are pivoted, the former on the rear and the latter on the front legs. All the parts as above explained are as shown in my aforesaid applications. Between the front legs I pivot the foot-rest and carriage-front E by means of a rod or wire extended across from one leg to the other at the point e. The sides of this foot-rest and extension are substantially triangular in shape, the pivot being'fat the apex. These"sides (marked f f) form in part the sides of the extension or front part of the carriage when the structure isin the position shown in Fig. 2. The front part, g, frms the front of the earriage-extension when in the position of Fig. 2, and the top of the foot-rest when in the position of Fig. 1. The front h (shown in the position of Fig. 1) forms the bottom of the carriage-front in Fig. 2. I have shownthis foot-rest and carriage-exten` sion as formed with rattan and reed-work, and this in the kind of carriage shown is the preferred form, but may be made with any other suitable material. NVhen this part is down in the position shown in'Fig. 3,it may rest upon the cross-bar k, or upon any suitable stud set on the legs.

When the chair is in the form in Fig. 1, the foot-rest is held by means of a gravity locking-bolt, l, which catches in the loop or hole m in the edge of the foot-rest. This is set loosely in the cross-bar t, and isheld by guards against being wholly withdrawn. The upper part furnishes a hole for the hand, whereby it may be raised and its weight return .it in position.

In order to complete the carriage-front and v form therein a proper receptacle for the feet of theoccupant and the necessary covering or cushions, I x to the front legs side pieces, F F, and in the form of chair shown I prefer to make this of rattan and reed-work, as represented in the figures. They are so set as to give the foot-rest and carriage-extension space to move freely, and when this part is down form the extension, and they constitute the sides, as represented in Fig. 2. The front h forms only a part of the bottom between the front legs. The restis formed by rattan and reed-work, (shown at oz., Fig. 3,) which work is between the legs; or it may be formed by a plain or ornamented thin piece of board. The seat is formed with rattan and reed-work, top and arms, as represented inthe figures, this work being set upon a solid frame of the seat, and its structure gives a uniform and symmetrical appearance to the carriage when it is adjusted, as shown in Fig. 2.

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I do not limit myself to the precise form of pivoted `legs shown, as my invention will be applied to other forms of chairs.

I claim as my inventionl. The combination, in a chair of the class.

described, of pivoted front legs, a foot-rest, and a carriage-extension pivoted upon the said legs, substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a cha-ir of the class described, of the front legs, the foot-rest, and carriage-extension pivoted upon said legs, and the side piece or guards, FF, substantially as described.

BENJ. C. ODELL.

Vitnesses:

F. L, MIDDLETON, v J. B. THoMPsoN. 

